

Faith Improvised
Tim Gombis
Exploring what it means to be faithfully Christian in our always-changing world with its challenges and opportunities. I like to think out loud and talk with friends about biblical texts, books, politics, sports, music, films, and basically anything that interests me. This is all an attempt to be fully alive in God’s good world and to enjoy the liberating reality of the Christian gospel.
Episodes
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Jan 24, 2023 • 35min
The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 12
In this episode, I try to provide some backdrop to the historical dynamics that shaped the culture to which Jesus arrived.

Jan 17, 2023 • 57min
The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 11
In this episode, I finish talking about God’s call of Israel and what that means for God’s aim to reclaim the world for his glory.

Jan 10, 2023 • 52min
The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 10
I recommend Bono’s new memoir called Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story (Knopf, 2022), and I talk about God’s call of Israel and what that means for God’s aim to reclaim the world for his glory.

Nov 29, 2022 • 44min
The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 9
In this episode, I talk about God’s call of Israel and what that means for God’s aim to reclaim the world for his glory.

Nov 15, 2022 • 1h 4min
The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 8
I begin talking about God's plan to reclaim what was lost when humans failed in their commission to manage creation's flourishing.

Nov 8, 2022 • 54min
The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 7
I recommend the book by Justin E. H. Smith, The Internet is Not What You Think It Is: A History, A Philosophy, A Warning (Princeton University Press, 2022), and I talk a bit more about the big story of the Bible.
I also mention the soon-to-be-released book by Isaac B. Sharp, The Other Evangelicals: A Story of Liberal, Black, Progressirve, Feminist, and Gay Christians--and the Movement that Pushed Them Out (Eerdmans: 2023).

Nov 1, 2022 • 1h 3min
The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 6
I relay some of the excellent meals I've enjoyed recently, and I continue talking about the big story of the Bible and how humans made a mess of things in Genesis 3.

Oct 25, 2022 • 1h 6min
The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 5
I recommend Jenny Odell's wonderful book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy (Melville House, 2020), and I draw out some implications about humanity from Genesis 1-2.

Oct 18, 2022 • 1h 7min
The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 4
In this episode, I recommend Mel Brooks's wonderful memoir, All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business (Ballantine Books, 2021), and I talk about the opening chapter of the biblical story (Genesis 1-2).

Oct 4, 2022 • 1h 10min
The Big Story of the Bible, Pt. 3
In this episode, I continue talking about the opening chapter of the Bible’s big story.


